Money holder



Nov. 12, 1946. M. L. ORNSTEEN MONEY HOLDER .INVENTOR. M/AMM LAM/ L Gin$75571;

Filed Sept. 9, 1944 a try Patented Nov. 12, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE MONEY HOLDER Miriam Lampl Ornsteen, New Rochelle, N. Y.Application September 9, 1944, Serial No. 553,413

6 Claims.

This invention relates to a money holder and it is one object of theinvention to provide a device of this character which may be used forholding paper money and also for carrying coins, or identification latesbearing a persons name, address, or other identifying indicia.

Another object of the invention is to provide a money holder including afiat body formed of sheet metal or other suitable material, there beinga jaw at one side of the body for gripping paper money and jaws at theopposite side of the body for holding coins or an identification plate.

Another object of th invention is to provide the body with adiametrically extending strip constituting a carrier for a stationaryjaw and a movable jaw, the movable jaw being held in place by a fastenerhaving a flat head disposed flat against the strip under a jaw forholding paper money and carrying a threaded stem which passes through alongitudinal slot in the strip and is screwed into a threaded openingformed in the movable jaw so that the movable jaw may be tightly boundagainst the strip and held in an adjusted position.

Another object of the invention is to so form the movable jaw that ithas fingers which engage opposite side edges of the strip and guidemovement of the movable jaw along the strip.

Another object of the invention is to provide a money holder of suchformation that it may be entirely formed of sheet metal with theexception of the fastener for the movable jaw and thus cheaplymanufactured and sold at a reasonable price.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a view looking at the front of the mony holder.

Figure 2 is a view looking at the back thereof.

Figure 3 is a side view of the money holder.

Figure 4 is a sectional view upon an enlarged scale taken along the line4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along line 55 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the body portion of the holder.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the fastener for the movable jaw.

Figure 8 is a perspectiv view of the movable jaw.

This improved money holder has a body I formed of resilient sheet metalor other suitable material. While the body has been shown ofsubstantially octagon outline, it will be understood that it may be ofany desired shape. The body has portions cut therefrom to form. a strip2 which extends diametrically of the body with its ends integrallyunited to peripheral portions thereof. There has also been provided atongue extending from the body in alignment with one end of the strip 2and bent back to form a resilient jaw 3 having a curved spring portion 4connecting one end with the body. This jaw has its free end portion bentto form a lip 5 extending at an incline from the lower end of the bodyso that aper mony may be folded and then easily slipped into placebetween the resilient jaw and the front face of. the body. The strip 2is formed intermediate its length with a longitudinal slot 6 having anenlarged upper end portion. 1 and above this slot, the strip is cut toform a tongue having its upper free end portion curled back upon itselfso that this tongue forms a stationary jaw 8 having an overhanging bill9, the stationary jaw being disposed at the opposite side of the strip 2from theresilient jaw 3.

The jaw 8 cooperates with a movabl jaw Ill which is also formed of sheetmaterial and has a shank I I and a cross head I2 at one end thereof.This movable jaw is disposed flat against the strip 2 with the shankextending longitudinally thereof and the cross head I2 projecting fromopposite side edges of the strip. Tongues extend downwardly fromopposite ends of the cross head and these tongues are bent to form bills!3 which, together with the bill 9 of the stationary jaw, overlapmarginal portions of a coin or identification plate and firmly hold thecoin or plate when the movable jaw is shifted along the strip 2 to agripping position. The cross head I2 is also provided with small tonguesat opposite sides of the shank and these tongues are bent to formfingers I4 which engage opposite side edges of the strip 2 and guidemovement of th movable jaw along the strip as well as retaining theshank in position in which it extends longitudinally of the strip, asshown in Figure 2. v

The movable jaw is to be held in adjusted positions after being shiftedalong the strip and in order to do so there has been provided a fastenerillustrated in Figure '7. This fastener has a large head I5 in the formof a circular disc, the edge face of which is milled so that it may bereadily grasped and turned. A threaded stem IB pro- Jects from thecenter of the disc or head I5 and this stem is of such length that whenthe disc is disposed flat against the front face of the strip 2, thestem will pass through the slot 6 or project therefrom a sufl'icientdistance for engagement in a threaded opening I1 formed through theshank. In Figure 8, a single opening H has been shown located near theupper end of the shank, but it is to be understood that additionalopenings may be formed through the shank in spaced relation to eachother longitudinally thereof so that by engaging the stem in a selectedone of the openings, the movable jaw may be accommodated to coins oridentification plates of different sizes. Since the disc or head I isquite large, it will project from opposite sides of the strip 2 and whena coin or identification plate is set in place between bill of thecompanion movable jaw and stationary jaw, the projecting portions of thehead l5 may be grasped and the fastener turned to draw the shank of themovable jaw into tight binding engagement with the confronting 'face ofthe strip 2. The fact that the head is large and projects from oppositeside edges of the strip 2 also permits paper money to be more securelyheld by the resilient jaw 3, since the outer face of said head providesa large surface against which the folded bills are pressed to the jaw.

From the foregoing description of the constructicn of my improveddevice, the method of assembly and the operation thereof will be readilyunderstood and it will be seen that I have provided a comparativelysimple, inexpensive and efficient means for carrying out the variousobjects of the invention.

While I have particularly described the elements best adapted to performthe functions set forth, it is apparent that various changes in form,proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to,without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principlesof the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

.A money holder comprising a, body of sheet material, a jaw cooperatingwith said body for gripping paper money and holding the same between thejaw and the body, and coin-engaging jaw-s carried by'said body at theopposite side thereof from the jaw for gripping paper money, onecoin-engaging jaw being stationary and the other being slidable towardsand away from the stationary jaw, the movable jaw being formed with athreaded opening and said body with a s l qt extending longitudinally ofthe jaws, and a fastener for the movable jaw including a disc disposedbetween the body and the paper money engagingjawwith edge portionsexposed at opposite side edges thereof and a threaded stem extendingfrom the disc and passing through said slot and engaged through thethreaded opening to slidably mount the movable jaw when the fastener isloosened and hold the movable jaw stationary by frictional bindingcontact with the body when the disc is turned in a direction to tightenthe fastener.

2. A money holder comprising a body of sheet material, a jaw at one sideof the body cooperating with said body for gripping paper money andholding the same between the jaw and the body, and-coin-e'ngaging jawscarried by said body at the opposite side thereof from the paper moneyengaging jaw, one coin-engaging jaw being stationary and the other beingslidable towards and away from the stationary jaw, the body beingformed'with a, slot, and a member constituting means for slidablymounting the movable jaw and also serving as means for releasablyholding the material including aperipheral portion and a strip extendingdiametrically of the body with its side edges free and its endsconnected with the said peripheral portion, a tongue formed integralwith one end of said strip and folded back to form a resilient jawextending along the strip for clamping engagement with paper moneyinserted between the jaw and the body, a stationary coinengaging jawadjacent one end of said strip at the opposite side thereof from theresilient jaw, said strip being formed with a longitudinal slot, amovable coin-engaging jaw resting against said strip at the oppositeside thereof from said resilient jaw and having a threaded openingregistering with the slot and fingers for engaging opposite side edgesof the strip and guiding movement of the movable jaw along the strip,and a fastener for the movable jaw including a, fiat disc rotatably heldbetween the strip and the resilient jaw and a threaded stem extendingfrom the disc an passing through the slot and screwed into the threadedopening of the movable jaw to bind the movable jaw against the stripwhen the disc i turned in a tightening direction,

4. A money holder comprising a body ofsheet material including aperipheral portion and a strip extending diametrically of the body withits side edges free and its ends connected with the said peripheralportion, a jaw for gripping paper money extending along said strip, saidstrip having a longitudinalslot, a'stationary jaw carried by said stripat the opposite side thereof from the paper-money engaging jaw,a movablejaw having a shank extending longitudinally of the strip and formed witha threaded opening registering with said slot, a head for saidshankhaving coin-engaging bills and guides at opposite sides of said shankfor engaging edges of the strip, and a fastener having a turning headdisposed between the strip and the paper money engaging jaw and athreaded stem passing through said slot and screwed into the threadedopening 'of the shank.

5. A money holder comprising a body of sheet material including a stripfree along its side edges and having its ends connected with peripheralportions of the body, a resilient tongue extending longitudinally ofsaid strip at'one side of said body and constituting a yieldable jaw forgripping paper money between the jaw and the body, a tongue out fromsaid strip longitudinallythereof and attached at its'inner end to thestrip and constituting a stationary jaw having its freeend portion bentto form a coin-engaging bill, said strip having a slot formedlongitudinally therein, a movable jaw disposed against said strip attheopposite side thereof from the resilient jawyand provided at one endwith transversely spaced coin-engaging bills and withfingers forengaging opposite side edges of the strip and guiding movement of themovable jaw along said strip, the movable jaw being'formed with athreaded opening, and a fastener including a flat disc disposed betweenthe resilient jaw and said strip with per-- tions projecting fromoppositeside edges thereof;

and a threaded stem for said disc passing through said slot and engagedthrough the threaded opening of the movable jaw and holding the movablejaw stationary when the fastener is turned in tightening direction.

6. A coin holder comprising a body of sheet material including aperipheral portion and a strip carried thereby and having free sideedges, a stationary jaw carried by said strip, a movable jaw againstsaid strip, the strip being formed with a longitudinally extending slotand the movable jaw being formed with a threaded opening registeringwith the slot, tongue carried by the movable jaw and engaging oppositeside edges of sai strip for guiding movement of the movable jaw alongthe strip towards and away from the stationary jaw, and a, fastenerhaving a. turning head ibearing against the strip at the opposite sidethereof from the movable jaw and a threaded stem extending from the headthrough the slot and screwed into the opening of the movable jaw to bindthe movable jaw in an adjusted positionagainst the strip when thefastener is turned in a tightening direction.

MIRIAM IAIWPL ORNS'IEEN.

